SINGER

Leon Russell

1942 - 2016

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Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations. In 1973 Billboard named Russell the "Top Concert Attraction in the World". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Russell has received more than 6,024,567 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Russell is the 953rd most popular singer (down from 772nd in 2019), the 5,000th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,376th in 2019) and the 247th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leon Russell ranks 953 out of 4,381. Before him are Jelena Karleuša, Willeke Alberti, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Judy Collins, Claudio Baglioni, and Walter Berry. After him are Laurel Aitken, Antonietta Stella, Hana Hegerová, Boz Scaggs, BoA, and Joan Osborne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Leon Russell ranks 347. Before him are Wojciech Pszoniak, Jack DeJohnette, Derek Parfit, Eddy Mitchell, Ichirō Ozawa, and Marsha Mason. After him are Yvette Mimieux, Eumir Deodato, Tariq al-Hashimi, Dennis Meadows, James Soong, and Carlos Hathcock. Among people deceased in 2016, Leon Russell ranks 252. Before him are Tarık Akan, Turgay Şeren, Banharn Silpa-archa, Ioannis Grivas, Nancy Mackay, and Alan Thicke. After him are Jiří Tichý, Marc Riboud, Billy Paul, Marco Pannella, Ernst Neizvestny, and Abdul Sattar Edhi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 5,000 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Muller (1862), William Masters (1915), Joanne Dru (1922), Joseph Colombo (1923), Ronee Blakley (1945), and Henry Gibson (1935). After him are Richard Hatch (1945), Zakk Wylde (1967), Joan Van Ark (1943), John C. Frémont (1813), Margaret Weis (1948), and James Russo (1953).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 247. Before him are MC Hammer (1962), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Ann Wilson (1950), Leontyne Price (1927), Rita Coolidge (1945), and Judy Collins (1939). After him are Boz Scaggs (1944), Joan Osborne (1962), Billy Paul (1934), Randy Crawford (1952), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), and Rosa Ponselle (1897).

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